The Maghe Sankranti Festival takes place in January - the
holy month of Magh in which the sun enters the southern hemisphere,
and the days grow longer and warmer. During the festival, Lord
Vishnu the Preserver is praised for his efforts. On the first
day of Magh (Maghe Sankranti) people take an early bath in a
holy river and visit the shrines of Vishnu to present him with
flowers, incense and food.

Worshippers read the Bhagwad Gita (also known as The Song
of the Gods) and rub mustard oil into their bodies.

Feasts of rice cooked with lentils, yams or (delicious) taruls
are enjoyed, rounded off with laddu (sweets made of sesame and
a sugarcane paste).